Back to all offices
Updated June 2026 · SSA Public
Hearing Office
GRAND RAPIDS
Region 05Rank #27 of 160
Avg processing
237days
-27 vs national
Processing time
237
7.9 months
Hearing wait
7.0
months (current)
Cases pending
1,816
FY receipts
1,728
FY dispositions
1,463
Active judges
6
Video hearings
15%
of hearings held
Avg approval rate
59.9%
+2.1 vs avg
Backlog ratio
1.18
Growing
Rank
#27
of 160
Processing time in context
Fastest · 73 daysAvg · 264 daysSlowest · 673 days
The draw · approval spread across 5 judges
48%
70%
0%Median 60.9%100%
At GRAND RAPIDS, approval rates range from 47.7% (Reamon, William) to 70.0% (Raterink, Dennis J) — a 22-pointspread. Assignment is effectively the luck of the draw, so the judge a case lands with can matter more than the office’s average. Plan for the median (60.9%), not the best case.
Judges at GRAND RAPIDS (6)
| Judge | Approval | Decisions | Favorable | Denied | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raterink, Dennis J | 70.0% | 303 | 212 | 91 | |
| Ohanesian, Nicholas | 68.0% | 50 | 34 | 16 | |
| Himebaugh, Kevin R | 60.9% | 325 | 198 | 127 | |
| Harmon, Cynthia | 60.3% | 353 | 213 | 140 | |
| Reamon, William | 47.7% | 287 | 137 | 150 | |
| Tjapkes, Robert | 40.0% | 25 | 10 | 15 |